Calville Blanc d’Hiver Apples

Talk about your fancy apple names. It doesn’t get any more high class than Calville Blanc d’Hiver (meaning Calville’s white winter). This French apple has been around since the early 1600s!!! It became a popular choice in Normandy. Yes it’s older than our country. It’s an unusual apple with it’s lumpy appearance. Some specimen have some beautiful red blush.

Overall Feeling: A tart apple that isn’t too much to eat out of hand. It has a nice flavor with hints of spice. I can’t wait to cook with one of these. The shape of this apple and it’s ability to hold it’s shape when baked make an ideal choice for stuffed baked apple. It’s said to be the apple choice for tarte aux pommes, a French apple tart that the queen of French cooking in America – Julia Child made.